"I wrote a thousand words every day"Jack London is the name you can hear everywhere, his writings have captivated millions of people around the world. London was an American novelist and short story writer who wrote passionately about issues of life and death and survival. The writer had many adventures, experienced life at sea, or in Alaska, or in the fields and factories of California, all of which influenced his writing style. Jack London is descended from the family of his mother Flora and the astrologer and journalist William Chaney. The writer studied on his own and with the help of a librarian Ina Coolbrith - he has a passion for reading books in public libraries. Later in life, Jack eventually graduated from high school in Oakland. Jack London's career path was so variable that he was a laborer, factory worker and oyster pirate in San Francisco Bay, a member of the California Fish Patrol, a sailor, a railroad worker and a gold prospector. Yes, the search for gold occupied a large part of his life, when the young writer and his brother-in-law set sail to join the Klondike gold rush where he would tell his first success stories. Jack London was a hard worker, he tried never to miss his morning stint writing 1,000 words, which helped him write over fifty books between 1900 and 1916. In addition to this, he corresponded with his readers and did enormous research to improve his writing style, which is obviously genius. The consequences of such hard work resulted in Jack London becoming the best-selling, highest-paid, and most popular American author of his time. Many authors and social rights advocates have been inspired by Jack London's heartfelt prose, and readers travel and experience so much through his books. Jack London wasn't Jack London at first. His real name was John Griffith Chaney, or simply Johnny. The future writer was born on January 12, 1876 at 615 Third Street, San Francisco, California. Jack London grew up in a family consisting of his mother Flora, a spiritualist, and his stepfather John London, who loved him dearly. John London felt sorry for Jack, because he was a partially disabled Civil War veteran and Jack had to do all the work. Jack is believed to have been the illegitimate son of Williams Chaney, an astrologer and traveling journalist. London Parents can be described as a rather simple American family.